Tony Award-winner Andrew Burnap ’13
URI Theatre throws a party with Shakespeare’s riotous ‘Twelfth Night’ - Two years into a pandemic, there’s probably no better time for a full-on party – a riotous, romantic comedy full of music, mistaken identity, separated and reunited twins, a bevy of clowns, and a love triangle that may be more of a quadrangle.
Theatre student earns top honors for Showcase 2021 poster on lighting design - Audrey Visscher's work as lighting designer for URI's Fall 2021 production of “Silent Sky" was the basis of a poster that took top honors among presenters in the social sciences, arts and humanities category in the Showcase 2021 of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work.
URI Theatre investigates whodunit comedy with ‘Clue: On Stage’ - If you’ve played the game or seen the film, you know the basics. On a fittingly dark and stormy night, the usual suspects with colorful nicknames – Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. White, Prof. Plum, and Mr. Green, along with Scarlet and Mustard – are mysteriously summoned by Mr. Boddy to his mansion.
URI Theatre opens season with true story of pioneering women astronomers in ‘Silent Sky’ - Written in 2015, “Silent Sky” tells the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and her fellow female researchers – or “computers” – in the Harvard University observatory who set the standard still used today for measuring distances in space while discovering thousands of stars. 
Theatre major featured in URI’s episode of The College Tour - In her video clip (segment 5), Theatre major Alana Parrott shares all the ways that she has been able to combine her love of the performing arts with her academics, research, and social justice.
Student/Alumni Profiles
Brooke Thomas - Brooke Thomas, a former theatre major with a concentration in acting, graduated in 1987 with a BFA. After graduating from URI, Thomas was able to move forward in the industry as a Casting Director, now with her own casting business.
Matt Hobin - Since graduating from URI in 2003, Matt Hobin has directed/produced over 100 hours of reality, docu-series and competition television shows, along with commercials, comedy shorts, webisodes, and low budget feature films. Currently Hobin is a freelance Executive Producer who also runs his own production company.
Eric Lutes - Television fans are likely to recognize Eric Lutes as Del Cassidy on Caroline in the City or Tom Duran on Frasier, or from one of his many guest appearances on other TV series. What they may not know is that he’s a Rhode Island native who grew up in Charlestown and got his BFA in Theatre at URI in 1991.
Anthony Luciano - Anthony Luciano, a 2001 graduate with a BFA in Acting and Directing, credits URI Theatre for helping him establish a sense of artistic and self-identity that led him to pursue an interest in Shakespeare, and teach wherever his work takes him.